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Hey y’all, and thanks so much for stopping by! Today, I’m going to share with you all about a variety of garlands, and they’re all under $5!! But before we begin, I wanted to remind you to follow along with me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook, so you don’t miss another post! Also, if you’d like to see the live video I did on HomeTalk’s Facebook page regarding these exact garlands, please click this direct link. I hope you enjoy them! There’s an explanation on how to make each garland! 😉

Decoupage (DecoArt) (I used the outdoor decoupage so that I can hang mine outside.)

small sponge brush

pretty scrap paper

hole punch

jute twine

So, I used my awesome self-healing cutting mat from Hayneedle (thanks so much, Hayneedle!!), but of course, if you don’t have a cutting mat, you can get creative and do it all by hand. Using a pencil, I measured my small arrows to be 2″ wide and my large arrows 4″ wide on the balsa wood. This type of wood is SUPER easy to cut! Then, I painted each small arrow with the black paint. I used one large piece of scrap paper, and using the decoupage, I painted a thin layer on each piece of large arrow and immediately placed them on the paper, ensuring that they’re lined up evenly. Afterwards, I spread a thin layer on top of the paper to add a protective layer of sealant. I let all the arrows dry over night, and then cut the arrows that are covered with paper the next morning. One important thing to note is that the arrows want to curl ever so slightly when you paint the mod podge on, so to help flatten them, I placed each arrow under something heavy to help straighten the wood (once they were dry, of course). 😉 Once you’ve cut the paper around the arrow edges, punch holes through the wood and then slide some twine through the holes for hanging.

Garland #2: Floral Garland

Supplies

faux flowers from Dollar Tree

jute twine

floral wire

First, hot glue some twine around and around…and around…your floral wire to make it look like a brown stem and to add a sort of grip for the flowers to stick to. Pop flowers off the stems and then hot glue them to the twine/floral wire. Continue this process until you’ve reached the length you’d like to have.

The floral one in the pic below is at the top, and the fabric garland (which you’ll learn how to make next) is underneath.

First, tear about 1″ strips of your fabric. Then, fold each strip in half, and place under string. Bring ends of fabric up and over the string and through the fabric hole at the top. Pull tight and slide each strip closely together to add fullness to your garland.

Garland #4: Wrapping Paper Garland

Supplies

roll of wrapping paper

balsa wood

pretty trim

hot glue gun

scissors

DecoArt matte decoupage

First, measure and cut the wood to form your preferred size of each pennant. Next, paint mod podge onto each strip of wood. Immediately place the glued side of the wood on the inside of your paper. Then, brush a thin layer of mod podge over the outside of your paper, which will act as a sealant. Lastly, hot glue a coordinating trim to the top of your pennants to form a beautiful garland!

Garland #5: Tissue Paper Garland

Supplies

pretty tissue paper (I got a set of 8 sheets at the dollar tree.)

coordinating color of yarn

hot glue gun

Lay out your tissue paper in the order you’d like it to hang. If you don’t have time to iron the creases (like me!), use those folded edges to your advantage! Fold the tissue paper along those edges to form your pennants, and then lightly hot glue the inside of each one to the yarn. SO easy! And if you’d like to take an additional step, make some yarn tassels to go in between each pennant! (You’ll learn how to make them in my live video.)

I hope you’ve gained some inspiration for making your own garlands! These all were under $5 for me….Some were just pennies! Please don’t hesitate to reach out via email at TheRusticBoxwood@gmail.com if you have any questions, or you can comment below. Also, stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It always makes my day to hear from my sweet readers! Have a wonderful day!

This year, I really wanted to have a Christmas tree that had the look of coming fresh from some snow-covered woods (although our small Georgia town hardly gets any snow ever). Mr. CPA didn’t want to spend the money on a new tree (which was fine), so I had to get creative. But secretly, I kind of like the challenge of having to develop money-saving ideas that make our home look beautiful. 😉 (Shhh…don’t tell him I said that!!)

So, alas!! I had a roll of polyfill that I bought recently at the thrift store, and I thought…what if I just cut up pieces of this white, cottony stuff and drape it over random branches on my tree?! Now, I know there’s nothing new under the sun, and I’m sure this idea has been thought of before, but I was just excited to come up with something that didn’t cost an arm and a leg! I previously tried the flocking spray, but hated it. I mean seriously HATED it. What a mess that stuff made! But this polyfill was perfect! It’s cheap, easy to remove, doesn’t make a mess and most importantly…looks really pretty on the tree!

Polyfill comes in 2 different options: as a roll or as stuffing. As I said earlier, I bought the roll of polyfill at a thrift store, and my sweet mama had passed a bag of the stuffing to me. But you can buy it at all craft stores and Walmart.

I also added some flocked garland (which was definitely a little messy because of the flocking) to random spots on the tree and added some fluffy, white pompom garlands to the tree, but really…the polyfill could sit beautifully on the tree by itself!

So what do you think about this very useful accessory for the holiday home? Are you inspired to incorporate some into your Christmas decor? If so, in what ways?

Check out the other ways I’ve used polyfill in our home:

I had a bag of the polyfill stuffing and used it on the roof and the ground of our mini “log cabin” for a snowy effect.

Hey friends, and thanks for stopping by today! Before we begin, I wanted to remind you to follow along with me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook, so that you don’t miss another post. Also, please feel free to comment below….I always love to hear from my sweet readers!

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I’m so excited to share with you more pics of our freshly-painted home! For the past several years (yes, YEARS!!), I have begged my hubby to paint our walls white, but because of my bad back, I couldn’t do it myself. But FINALLY, he caved this past Fall and painted our walls a fresh, bright white. Didn’t he do a great job?! It looks beautiful! We have white sofas, white cabinets and white drapes, and I still love it. And it gives the perfect backdrop for the pops of red I used in our Christmas decor this year, which I shared about in our Holiday Home Tour 2016.

So, today I’d like to share with you how our kitchen looks with a few touches of Christmas…farmhouse style.

Our Christmas decor this year is focused on a woodsy or lumberjack look, so that means incorporating my old, wood crates, some cozy plaid and faux fur fabrics, rustic taxidermy, old books, etc. Anyone can do this!

This view of our house is waaay different than it used to be. You ought to see the difference! (Please click here for our kitchen renovation.)

In the pics above and below, you’ll see some farmhouse touches that look beautiful in even a cookie-cutter home, such as ours! Do you see that white spice rack? When I brought it home from the thrift store, my new-to-me spice rack was seriously blah and lacked some excitement…But now that I’ve fixed it up, it’s a cheerful shelf that holds some fun, seasonal decor. Click here to see the before and after, plus learn a few helpful tips.

The moss, paper-mache taxidermy is another diy project that anyone can make! I haven’t written up the tutorial yet, but it’s coming soon! And most of the other accessories on that spice rack are from various thrift stores and yard sales. (Btw, speaking of yard sales, we’re getting closer and closer to Spring, which means that everyone will be “Spring cleaning,” which means that yard saling season is just around the corner. Whoop whoop!!!)

The grainsack napkins, the Pepsi crate, some old rolling pins and wooden spoons, the vintage cookbooks, the rusty scale….aaahhhh. I love finding beautiful, old accessories, such as these, for just pennies on the dollar!

In the pic below, I’m standing in the kitchen and looking into our dining room. Our built-in china hutch is something we put in ourselves. I don’t know if you can see it or not, but the rusty plate rack that’s above the word “JOY” is a very fun project that I did this past Spring. It’s actually a brand-new chicken feeder that I turned into an “aged” plate rack! If you’d like to learn how I did it, click this link here. 😉

Now, I can’t take credit for these beautifully-styled shelves in the pics below. My sweet daughter styled the bottom two shelves herself. I might have tweaked just a couple of things, but I’m so proud of her and the creativity she’s been gifted with!

I’m telling you…Don’t buy old books at antiques stores, unless they’re priced right! You can find old books, like the ones below, at yard sales and thrift stores for about 25-50 cents each!

This log cabin is so cute, isn’t it?! My sweet mama gave it to me, and I dressed it up a bit to make it look like a cabin in the woods, which is perfect for our lumberjack/woodsy Christmas decor. I added the string lights (came from the dollar section at Target), the greenery and bottle-brush trees and all the other accessories to make the cabin look Christmas-ey. The “snow” is just some polyfill that I pulled apart and randomly placed on the roof and porch of this little cabin. Of course, I had to add some mini deer, a toy truck and then a tree to the back of the truck.

A fun tradition our family likes to do every Christmas season is to have a hot chocolate bar on the ready. If you’d like to read all about that, please click this link. 😉

Well, that’s it! What do you think about our farmhouse kitchen decorated for Christmas? I’d love to hear about it! Comment below, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. That would just make my day!

Today, I wanted to share with you how we brought together our rustic, lumberjack-styled Christmas tablescape. I love it, and I hope you do, too! To save money, I made a few things for the table, but I also shopped my house for as many pieces as I could. Another fun way we saved a little cash was by purchasing decor items from various thrift stores. It was really fun to style this table of ours!

I started out with a clean slate. Nothing was on the table, and it was freshly scrubbed down. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think clearly when there’s a lot of clutter on the table!

So, I chose this vintage, plaid throw to be the tablecloth. And recently, I found some scrap faux fur at Joann’s on clearance, so I thought it’d be a perfect layer on top of the throw.

My next layer was the vintage chicken feeder that I bought at the Country Living Fair this year. Ohhhh, I love it! This little piece of farmhouse-goodness has the most perfect patina.

Next, I added some shredded, white paper as filler inside the chicken feeder. Do you have a shredder? It’s the perfect tool for inexpensive decor!

After the lights were draped throughout the feeder, I added my vintage deer and mini trees that I’ve collected from various thrift stores over the years.

So, once I finished up styling the centerpiece, it was time to focus on the individual place settings. I wanted a couple of layers for each plate, so I thought how cool would it be — in keeping with the woodsy/lumberjack focus — to make “faux, moss chargers?!” And I LOVE them! In fact, I wrote a whole post on how to make these beautiful embellishments yourself. (Please click here for the tutorial.) They look amazing, and they’re super-easy to make!

Once the chargers were complete, I added some white plates that I found for 25 cents each at a local thrift store. The white napkins are actually flour-sack dish towels that are folded. Next, I wrapped some thicker-than-average bakers’ twine around each napkin (If you don’t have this string, you need to get some!), and then attached a numbered, glass ornament onto each napkin.

To the left of our china hutch (your left), you’ll see our woodsy hot chocolate bar, and it’s filled with all sorts of yummy goodness! (Click here for that post.)

So, what do you think about our woodsy/lumberjack tablescape? I’d love to hear from you! Comment below, or stop by Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. Your sweet words always make my day!

Hey friends! Before I begin, don’t forget to follow along with me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook, so that you don’t miss another post! And I love to see your sweet comments….It always makes my day to hear from my sweet readers! 😉

I wanted to share with you all something that I like to do for my family every year during the Christmas season…a hot chocolate bar! We love to have yummy hot cocoa on the ready during the chilly days leading up to Christmas, and that means keeping all the necessary ingredients at our finger tips: hot chocolate mix (whether homemade or store-bought), marshmallows, straws/spoons, and crushed peppermint candies. Mmmmm! Put them in pretty containers, add a fun tray, and voila! You have yourself a handy-dandy hot chocolate station. 😉

Of course, there are so many other fun ingredients to add to your station, such as chocolate-covered spoons, chocolate or caramel syrup, crushed oreos, or chocolate chips. The list could go on and on and on, but I kept it simple. Fixing ourselves a mug of this deliciousness has been a staple in our house every day!

So, before putting this station together, I shopped my house for the supplies and then listed everything that I needed to pick up at the grocery store. I started out with the base, which is my vintage crate that I bought at the Country Living Fair this past October. And then I gathered my containers: a large, lidded glass jar from Walmart to hold the hot cocoa mix, a bell jar from Pottery Barn to hold the adorable straws, and some vintage, lidded enamelware for the marshmallows.

Next, I shopped my house for a few accessories to tie it all together. This little toy truck with the bottle brush tree and deer were perfect for the woodsy look that I was going for.

Of course, you have to have a fun chalkboard sign to let everyone know what your station is all about. That red tree is simply an ornament that I taped to the chalkboard.

And what do you think about this vintage price tag? So cute, right?!

That log is from my sweet mama. I added some fake moss on top of the log and around the edges of the enamelware to give it more of a rustic look.

Putting together a hot chocolate bar every year has been a fabulous treat for our little family! The kids can easily fix themselves a warm mug of hot cocoa right after school each day, and my hubby and I sneak a cup every now and then, too. 😉

What do you think of our hot chocolate bar? Do you have a Christmas tradition that you prepare as well? Comment below and tell me all about it, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. I love to hear from all of you!

First, after setting up your protective surface (i.e. a paper plate, which is optional), cut a small piece of wrapping paper for your chipboard letter, making sure that the letter fits within the edges of the paper. The roll of paper that I chose is some birch-bark wrapping paper. 😉

Next, with your letter resting on the paper plate, gently brush some mod podge onto the top of the letter. Immediately place the paper onto the letter, smoothing out any air bubbles as you go.

Afterwards, brush more mod podge over the paper to seal it. Let the paper sit for a few minutes to insure that the glue dries on the paper.

Lastly, once the glue is dry (doesn’t have to be completely dry), using your X-acto knife, carefully cut along the edges of the letter to remove any excess paper.

Optional: Hot glue coordinating ribbon to the back of your letter for hanging purposes.

You can use these diy letters in so many ways, such as gift tags, gallery-wall art, or on the front of a handmade card….The list could go on and on and on! But of course, you could also use these pretty accessories as an addition to your stocking decor, as you see in my pics! 😉 The great thing is that this project is great for ANY season!

(These photos were taken from our Holiday Home Tour, Part 1, and you can view more detailed pics by clicking this link.)

That’s it! See how quick and easy this project is? I hope you’ve been inspired to make some of these beauties yourself! This project would be the perfect activity for girls’ night or for family night! Do you have any other ideas on how to incorporate these diy letters into your own decor? I’d love to hear about it. Comment below, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It makes my day to hear from y’all!

Hey y’all! This year’s Christmas decor has been all about DIY (what’s new?!), with a focus on anything woodsy, and I have absolutely loved it! You can check out our Christmas Home Tour by clicking this link here. 😉 Think all things lumberjack, faux fur and cozy.

So, to add to that feeling of “Christmas in the woods,” I needed some inexpensive ideas for decorating. And you know that old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention!” I had a bag of moss leftover from previous projects (see those projects at the end of this post), and a lightbulb went off….Why not use the leftover moss on some chargers for our tablescape?! Now, I realize there’s nothing new under the sun, so I’m sure this idea has been done before, but I still love how they turned out, and I sure ! 😉

These DIY moss chargers are super-easy to make! And you can use them throughout every season. Woop woop! I have to give a huge thank you to my sweet daughter, who made these chargers for me. She is a true gem, and I need to add that she did this project all by herself.

Sometimes, you can find chargers at the dollar store, but ours didn’t have them at the time, so I found these gold chargers at a thrift store for $1 each. 😉 So, if you have thrifted chargers, be sure to wash them before starting this project.

While your hot-glue gun is heating up, gently tear apart the moss, so that it doesn’t form large “bushes” on your chargers.

Now, hot glue the moss all the way around the edges of each charger. No need to glue moss on the inside of the charger, because of obvious reasons…the plate will sit beautifully on top and cover up any bare spots. 😉

That’s it! How easy was that?!

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve included more detailed shots of this tablescape in our Christmas Home Tour, so please click this link to see those pics.

I have really grown to seriously love moss. It’s such a great accessory for a “woodsy” theme, and the best part about it is that I can use it for almost every season! To show you how much I love moss, here are a few more moss projects that I’ve done recently:

And now, I get to add these DIY moss chargers to my projects’ list! I hope you love them as much I do! 😉 You can also use moss as filler, such as in lanterns with a candle, or on a cut log, as in my “hot chocolate bar” blog post. (See sneak-peak below. Blog post coming soon!)

Well, I hope you’ve been inspired to make some moss chargers like the ones you’ve just seen. 😉 These chargers are not only super-easy to make, but they’re inexpensive as well! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at TheRusticBoxwood@gmail.com or comment below. Also, don’t forget to follow along with me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It always makes my day to hear from my sweet readers! Y’all are the best! Have a wonderful day!

Discosure: This post is sponsored by Home Decorators Collection as part of the HDC Holiday Home Tour blog hop. However, all opinions are 100% my own.

Hey friends! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Before we begin, I’d like to invite you to sign up for my newsletter and also follow along with me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It always makes my day to hear from my sweet readers! Y’all are the best!

Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner?! I’m still in shock that it’s just a few weeks away! It seems like it was just yesterday that I wrote last year’s post on our Christmas Entry! And this year, I have the privilege and honor of partnering with Home Decorators Collection® for the #HDCHolidayHomes blog hop. I have LOVED working with HDC, and I hope to do more collaborations together in the future. So, thank you, HDC, for having me. It’s been a pleasure!

Throughout this week, there will be loads of gorgeous inspiration for your Christmas decorating via the #HDCHolidayHomes blog hop. Each day, new bloggers will be showing you a peak into their homes and sharing with all of you sweet readers how they decorated for Christmas. So, when you’re finished with my family’s home, be sure to start back at Day 1 (please see schedule at the bottom of this post) and check out all the other lovely homes in the #HDCHolidayHomes blog hop. Also, don’t forget to use this hashtag on all our social media platforms, so that you can follow along with us. And lastly, you will have the chance to win one of two $250 gift cards at the bottom of this post!

Let’s begin! This year, I went with the lumberjack-woodsy theme for our Christmas decor. Think faux fur, flannels, buffalo-checked plaids, antlers….In other words, anything that screams “cozy” is what I was going for! 😉

And to go along with that theme, I chose some seriously fabulous Christmas goodies from Home Decorators Collection® (as seen in the photo below):

I’m absolutely loving my new Martha Stewart Living Glistening Pine Garland! I got 3 of these 9-foot garlands, and I’m so glad I did. With the glitter and the white-tipped pinecones that are attached to the branches…plus the 100 lights that are on each garland, our mantel shines so bright!

Those letters you see there on the each stocking are actually a really simple and affordable diy project! If you’d like to read the easy tutorial, please click here.

I’m so excited because I was FINALLY able to talk my sweet hubby into painting our great room a gorgeous white! I just love it! This fresh look has totally brightened this space! If you’d like to see how it looked before (plus see how I put together this gallery wall on a thrifty budget), please click here.

And I don’t know if you noticed or not, but you see that glitter house behind my fun reindeer sign? Well, I made that glittery decor, and you can read all about it here. If you click on that link, there’s even a live tutorial video on how to make one yourself! You definitely need to check it out!

You’ll see in the pic below more of my beautiful new garland! I just used some jute to attach it to the stairs every so often. It sparkles gorgeously!

And that galvanized tray with the 2 trees has some polyfill for a “snowy” effect.

Of course, I had to add some fun, vintage accessories on the coffee table for touches of farmhouse charm for this beautiful season.

And this toy car is a favorite of mine. The classic wood paneling gets me every time.

To the left of the family room is our dining room. I loved putting this rustic, woodsy-styled tablescape together! To save money, I did a couple of diy projects for our dining table and shopped our house and some thrift stores. If you’d like to find out more about our farmhouse tablescape for Christmas, please click this link.

The last item I picked out from Home Decorators Collection® was one, long strand of some gorgeous micro LED string lights. The great thing about this product is that it’s on a timer, and there are lots of timer options on this one set of lights! Check it out here.

If you’ll notice (in the pic above), there’s a hot chocolate bar to the left of our china hutch. It’s a tradition in our family to enjoy some yummy hot chocolate during the Christmas season almost every day. I blogged all about styling this fun station in this post here.

And lastly, I shared all about our kitchen with a few touches of farmhouse charm for Christmas, which you can read about here.

Follow along with us on social media using hashtag #HDCholiday homes for tons of beautiful holiday decorating inspiration!

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Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed this home tour of ours! Please be sure to stop back by this week and the next for more Christmas decor posts from our home, such as our front entry, more on our dining table, our kitchen and fun hot-chocolate bar ideas!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at TheRusticBoxwood@gmail.com, or comment below. You can also find me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. I always love to hear from y’all!

And thanks again to the wonderful team at Home Decorators Collection®! I hope all of you have a very merry Christmas!

Hey friends! Thanks for stopping by today! And for those of you who watched the live video tutorial on this very project, thank you! My sweet honey and I had a blast doing this together! 😉 (Please click here for the live video tutorial.)

I don’t know about you, but I’m all about saving money by making home decor myself, and this project is no exception. It’s easy to make, and it’s the perfect project for girls’ night or family night! The great thing is that it doesn’t have to be perfect, and you can let your creativity go wild!

Last year, I made both a large and small glitter house and shared all about it on the blog. (Click here.) I promise….They really are a fun project!

Here’s what you’ll need:

spray adhesive

paper mache house

glitter (preferably the chunky glitter)

pipe cleaners (preferably the color that matches the color of your glitter)

First, if you have your small spray shelter from HomeRight, go ahead and set it up. (For specific details, please see link in supplies’ list.) If not, you’ll definitely need to protect your surface…maybe with a drop cloth or a few trash bags.

(I’d like to give a special shoutout to HomeRight for providing this awesome product! This is not a paid or sponsored post, but I just wanted to show my appreciation to HomeRight for sending me this wonderful spray shelter. I love it! If it’s raining or windy outside, or if the weather is too hot or too cold, I pull out my handy tent for any of my projects that require going outdoors! It’s small enough to place on top of our kitchen table, yet large enough to spray paint a small chair. In addition to that, this tent folds flat and fits into a small carrying bag. It’s definitely something that’s become a staple in our home! Thanks again, HomeRight!)

Second, set up the roof of your paper mache house inside a garbage bag (in order to have easy cleanup of the glitter). Spray your adhesive all around the outside of your roof, a portion at a time. Immediately after, sprinkle the glitter all over the sprayed portion. Repeat these steps until you have the desired amount. Let it sit for a few minutes while drying in your trash bag.

Next, spray your adhesive onto the “body” of your house, a portion at a time. Immediately after spraying the glue, carefully place a sheet of the scrapbook paper onto the house, pushing out the air bubbles as you go and covering the windows.

But before you spray your house with the adhesive, do a “practice run” with your paper to ensure you line up your pattern correctly onto the house.

(Do all of these instructions make sense? I hope they do! To be honest, it’s a little difficult to explain some of the steps, so if you’d like to watch my tutorial on this project, plus see a few other diy glitter houses, please click here for the direct link. And afterwards, let me know what you think! I love hearing from y’all!)

Now that you’ve completely covered your house with the pretty paper, take your x-acto knife and carefully cut an “X” in the door and in each window. Fold the cut edges back, and glue the door and window edges against the inside walls of the house.

Using a hot glue gun, glue the pipe cleaners (that you previously cut) around the door and windows of your house to give it a finished look.

Last, hot glue some faux fir onto the outside floor of your house and add a few accessories, such as bottle brush Christmas trees, or some mini lanterns, or even some mini string lights (my favorite!)!

Do you have any suggestions as to decorating your mini glitter houses? Or are you inspired to create your own? I’d love to hear about it! Comment below, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, HomeTalk and Facebook. It always makes my day to hear from y’all!

A lightbulb went off when I was prepping for my live Facebook video with HomeTalk….I was trying to think of different ways to use moss, and I was so excited when this idea popped into my head! 😉 It’s really very easy and inexpensive to make!

Let’s get started!

Supplies

a spool of faux birch wood

jute twine

hot glue gun and glue sticks

While heating your hot glue gun on its highest setting, go ahead and figure out how large you want each pennant to be. I only needed 3 of them, so I went ahead and eye-balled the first one.

After cutting the first banner, I used it as my template for the rest of them. Repeat this step until you’ve got the desired number of pennants.

Then, before hot-gluing your pennant to the jute, go ahead and fold over the top about a 1/4.”

Cut your desired amount of jute off the spool. Keep in mind — Don’t under-cut your string! But if you accidentally cut too little string, I’m sure you could just hot glue that part under the folded edge to cover up any mistakes.

Now that you’ve folded your top edges, have a little something to measure the spacing in between each pennant. I used 2 fingers, so that I knew the spacing was even in between each pennant!

That’s it! You’re all done! See? I told you it was easy…and quick!

Be sure to check out my thrifted, diy chalkboard that I shared. (Click here.) It’s another super-easy project, and I know you’ll love it!

Thanks again for hanging out with me today! I hope you’ve been inspired to make one of these banners yourself! I’d love to hear your thoughts on this project….Comment below, or stop by and say hey on Pinterest, Instagram, HomeTalk and Facebook. I’d love to hear from you!